(Pulaski, PA)…The
Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Racing Series completed the month of August
last weekend and now looks ahead to the fall months as the 2014 season begins to
wind down for the RUSH Late Models and inaugural season of the RUSH Sportsman
Modifieds.

The end of August also signaled the completion of the
nine-week Pace Performance “Summer Chase” that pitted RUSH member Late Model
racers that were in the top 10 of RUSH points at weekly-sanctioned tracks and
the Sweeney Tour against each other. Drivers average point scores were used in
all events competed in during this time period, but had to race in a minimum of
eight events to be eligible.

When all was said and done, Rick Singleton came out
on top for the $3,000 title in Clint Enyeart’s #99*. The Front Royal, Virginia
racer ended with a 109-point average, which translates to an average finish of
2.5! Completing the top 10 were Darin Henderson, Troy Shields, Michael Lake,
Chad Ruhlman, Ryan Montgomery, Jeremy Wonderling, Ward Schell, Adam Sixt, and
John Waters. The top 10 racers will share over $10,000, which will be paid out
at the awards banquet in January!

The weekend for the tracks in the Sweeney RUSH Late
Model Series started off at Freedom Speedway in Delevan New York, where the main
attraction on the card was the Patriot Sprint Tour. In the RUSH Late Model
event, it was Adam Sixt taking the victory. For Sixt, his second victory of the
year pads his already substantial hold on first place in the season points
heading into the final two races of the season. Sixt was followed across the
line by last week’s winner Bill Holmes, Chad Ruhlman, Garret Stephen and Adam
Ashcroft. Tonight (Friday)
at Freedom, all divisions will be in competition, leading up to Championship
Night on Friday September 12.

It was a RUSH doubleheader last Saturday night at
Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway as both the RUSH Late Models and the
RUSH Sportsman Modifieds were on the card. In the RUSH Dirt Late Model race,
Justin Lamb started and finished in the same position: First! Lamb separated
himself from the pack early on to lead the first caution-free 10 laps. When the
yellow flew mid-race bunching up the field for the first of a few cautions,
Sharon Speedway regular Alan Dellinger and Tommy Schirnhofer, Jr. each tried a
charge to the lead, but Lamb went on to take his first victory in three years
and first ever under the RUSH banner! He was followed across the line by
Schirnhofer, Dellinger, Corey McPherson, and Michael Reft.

The RUSH Sportsman Modifieds made their second and
final appearance of the season and it was first time visitor Greg Martin from
Wilson, New York taking the win- his fourth in Series competition. Following
Martin were Rocky Kugel, Jeremy Zufall, and the team cars of Will Schaffer and
Chelsie Kriegisch in their first appearances.

Pittsburgh will return to action this Saturday night
in their final tune-up before the “Pittsburgher”, which will feature the Sweeney
Tour on Saturday night in the rescheduled “Steel City Roulette” along with a
$1,000 to-win show on Sunday night. Pittsburgh has designated September 20 as a
make-up in the event Saturday night gets rained out. RUSH has also been added
to the card for the September 27 newly scheduled event.

One of the biggest nights of the year for the Sweeney
RUSH Late Model Touring Series is “Manufacturers Night”. This year third annual
event was held at McKean County Raceway for the first time. “Manufacturers
Night” has become one the biggest attractions on the schedule due to the vast
number of prizes and giveaways provided by many of the manufacturers of racing
related products affiliated with the RUSH Series.

Saturday night’s
car count of an astounding 43 entries was a season high featuring entries from
five states and two countries! This topped the previous high of 38 attained at
the McKean County Fair event a little over two weeks before. The attraction is
of course is the $30,000 worth of products given away during the evening, topped
off by the grand prize of an EF40000DE/D Yamaha Electric Start Generator and
wheel kit, the "all-star utility infielder" of the Yamaha generator team from
Alternative Power Sources valued at approximately $2,200! The generator was won
by Bruno Mowery.

In racing action on “Manufacturers Night” at the East
Smethport, Pa. oval, Joe Martin of Mayport, Pa. had a long way to come, but
managed to take the victory in the 2- lap event. With the draw of the second
lowest pill of the event, he had an 11th place starting position in
his heat, transferred to the feature with a fourth in the heat and ultimately
worked his way to the front from his fifth place feature start. Martin made the
final pass on Jason Knowles for the lead on lap 19.

For Martin, who nearly won the event last year, this
was a bit of redemption. His victory paid him the $1,500 for his first career
Sweeney RUSH Tour win. Along with the top prize, he also took home a custom
drivers suit valued at $1,000 from Velocita-USA as part of the Manufacturer’s
Night prizes. "I really appreciate all of the gifts tonight," expressed Martin
in victory lane. "I have to thank Mike (Leone) and Vicki (Emig) for what they do
for RUSH. Tonight is a big deal. I don't know anyone in the country that does
something like this.”

The RUSH Late Models will be on the card this
Saturday night at McKean as the Super Late Models return and highlight the
night’s action in a ULMS-sanctioned event.

From the northernmost part of Pennsylvania at
McKean to the southernmost location at Roaring
Knob Motorsports Complex, it was Fan Appreciation Night Saturday with a $5
admission price for the entire event. Unfortunately the entire evening was
shortened due to a power failure later in the feature events. But not before
young Michael Lake was able to score yet another victory to further increase his
lead in the RUSH Late Model standings at Roaring Knob. Lake, of nearby
Uniontown PA, was followed by Nolan Dalton, Russell Baird Jr., Garrett Paugh and
Dylan Lewis.

The win was a big one for Lake, who solidified a
fourth place in the “Summer Chase”, maintained his “Futures Cup” point lead, and
kept him alive to win the $5,000 Sweeney Weekly Series Championship, which wraps
up at the end of the month. This Saturday,
the RUSH Late Models are on the card, which features the Three State Flyers,
King of the Knob race for the Super Late Models paying $3,000 to win.

Virginia’s Winchester Speedway was finally back in
action and a solid field of 17 cars were on hand as their inaugural season of
RUSH is in its final stages. Ralph Morgan Jr. took his second win of the season
in the 20-lap feature. The win also gave Morgan the 2014 Track Championship,
making him the first-ever to take the title under the Sweeney RUSH banner at
Winchester. Morgan led all 20 laps in the green-to-checker event, holding off
Transton Stoner, Ben Bowie, Timmy Booth and John Imler.

Speaking in victory lane as both race winner and
track champion, Morgan said, “I love this place! With this RUSH deal here at
Winchester this season, it gave us a chance to get on the road a bit and we
really enjoy racing here. I just want to thank my family and everyone involved
that helped us get this championship, it's an awesome feeling!" While the track
championship is wrapped up at Winchester, the racing is not. The RUSH Late
Models return on September 20 to take part in the “Winchester 200” weekend.

Like Winchester, Potomac Speedway was back in action
with the RUSH Late Models for a special Sunday event- the final one for the 2014
season. The Mechanicsville, Maryland track also had a successful inaugural
season under the RUSH banner and ended the campaign with a solid 17 cars for
their season finale. Darin Henderson took the victory in the RUSH feature race,
which clinched his runner-up in the Pace “Summer Chase” standings worth $1,500!
For Henderson, the 20-lap race was his second win of the season, beating out
Ben Bowie, Tyler Bare, Jeff Pilkerton and Tracy Graves. With his runner up
finish, Bowie locked up the track point title.

Unfortunately rain showers on Sunday ruined what was
to be the first ever Crate Late Model race held at Wayne County Speedway in
Orrville, Ohio. Stay tuned for a possible make-up date for the Sweeney Tour
event.

In an incredibly sad note, Humberstone Speedway owner
Pete Cosco passed away suddenly last week. In honor of his passing, no racing
was held on their regular Sunday
night slot. Cosco, not only owned the Port Colborne, Ontario speedway, but also
Cosco Haulage, the title sponsor of the RUSH Late Models and the car driven by
Rob Ledingham. Humberstone will resume racing this Sunday evening with a
Sweeney Weekly Series event.

Sharon Speedway was off last weekend, but returns to
action this Saturday
night with another “Steel Valley Thunder” race night including the RUSH Late
Models. Saturday will be the final tune-up before the Friday, September 12
“Gary Knollinger Memorial” Sweeney Tour event paying $1,500 to-win. The RUSH
Late Models will also be on the card on September 20 and 27 to round out the
season. The RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will compete both days of the “Apple
Festival Nationals” on September 12 and 13 then will return for one last time in
2014 on September 27.

You can follow the latest news from both series by
going to www.rushracingseries.com.
Current point leaders are Ryan Montgomery-Sweeney RUSH Late Model Touring
Series, Chad Ruhlman-Sweeney RUSH Late Model Weekly Series, Michael
Lake-“Futures Cup”, Rick Singleton-Pace “Summer Chase” Champion for Late Models,
and Adam Hilton leads the Sweeney RUSH Sportsman Modifieds.

E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at [email protected] and
snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300
and fax is 724-964-0604. The RUSH Racing Series website is
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